Category Archives: Custard-Pudding

Today is National Chocolate Souffle Day! Who can resist? Not me! Souffles have a bad wrap for being difficult to make, but they aren’t. I wouldn’t advise poking them with a toothpick, but they are fairly easy. Just be sure to beat those egg whites, as instructed. With chocolate, you really can’t do any wrong. […]

While not all ready-made or boxed pudding brands are gluten free, you can always use naturally gluten free ingredients to make them from scratch. Instead of making gluten free pudding, which contains flour, I prefer custard. There isn’t any floury taste or texture in custard because it does not contain flour. While this may not […]

We had a couple of guests for an early dinner on New Year’s Day. I ran out of time and hadn’t made any dessert. So, right after dinner I began experimenting with a quick chocolate mousse recipe and whipped up one that I will make again and again. I was so pleased and so were our […]

Sticky toffee pudding is a British dessert, usually steamed or baked in a water bath. This gluten free sticky toffee pudding is just baked, but topped with the traditional toffee sauce. You can top it with sweetened or unsweetened whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or serve it just with the sauce. You may also enjoy: […]

I developed a bread pudding recipe for KitchenAid’s 6-Quart Slow Cooker with Easy Serve Lid back in 2012. I have played around with the recipe a couple of times since then. I have doubled the custard which I enjoyed much better. My husband is a bread lover and likes it dense with a single custard amount. So, […]

Arborio rice, the Italian rice you use to make risotto, is the perfect rice to use in rice pudding. It is extremely starchy, creating the perfect, thick texture. Vanilla may be the standard in flavoring rice pudding, but you can create a citrus, rum, or bourbon flavor. Add raisins or not. Your choice! You may also […]

Ice cream makers are perfect for making semifreddos, a semi-frozen dessert. Coffee semifreddo is a dessert I enjoy serving dinner guests for a little pick-me-up/caffeine boost, thought it is lightly flavored. You can make the pudding in advance and keep refrigerated. Then about 20 minutes prior to serving, freeze it up in your ice cream […]

Imagine a light lemon mousse filling with a topping similar to lemon bars on your choice of crust. Choose from shortbread crust, regular pie crust, or a couple of versions of graham cracker crust. No matter which crust you choose, this lemon mousse pie is a delight. Of course, you can skip the crust altogether […]

Most creme brulee recipes are naturally gluten-free, but when you add canned pumpkin puree, you have to be careful that the manufacturer has not added any gluten containing ingredients. I used evaporated cane sugar to caramelize my gluten free pumpkin creme brulee as the sugar granules are larger. Coarse sugar is the best sugar to use […]

If you looking for a fairly easy gluten free pumpkin dessert, this pumpkin pudding recipe will meet your needs for time as well as taste buds. Make it dairy free or with dairy milk. Make it richer by using heavy whipping cream, or low-fat using low-fat milk. Either way, using the tips below can make […]